Title: "Are Funerals a Rip-off?"

By Tony Campolo

Publishing Info: - Taken from 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid to Touch, Dallas: World Publishing, 1988.

Genre: Anthology

Sub-genre: Essay // Devotional

Nationality: - American

Time Period: -20th Century / Contemporary

First  read by Dr. Rearick -Spring 1991 //  Most Recent Reading: October  2001

Rated: A

Location: - Dr. Rearick's  Office or in MVNC Bookstore

Use: Expository Writing, ENG 143G

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Comments:   Tony has a real difficulty with what he sees as the inexcusable waste which is involved with many American Christian funerals.  He argues that Christians should of all people not strive to retain the physical body since God's power is involved in the resurrection not our own skills of perservation.

Some questions to consider:

True or False

 _____  Campolo believes that individuals should not be approached while in grief to make decisions about the bestowment of a loved one's remains.  These plans should be made ahead of time..

Multiple Choice, Choose the BEST answer:

 _____  What has Tony and his wife decided to have done with their bodies after their deaths?  (A) traditional burial,  (B) simple cremation, (C) donating bodies to science for both transplants and study, (D) cremation after donating usable parts.